赤しゃっ口こう

noun

unlucky day (except 11am–1pm)

One of the six traditional calendar days (六曜). Considered unlucky for most activities, but the two-hour period around noon (11am–1pm) is auspicious. Often checked for weddings, funerals, and other important events.

See also: 六曜

• 今日きょうは赤しゃっ口こうだから、大だい事じな契けい約やくは避さけたほうがいいと言いわれている。

  Today is Shakkou, so it's said that you should avoid important contracts.

• 赤しゃっ口こうの日ひでも、午ご前ぜん11時じから午ご後ご1時じまでは吉きちとされる。

  Even on a Shakkou day, the period from 11am to 1pm is considered auspicious.